Phantom float



T B L K 0 N T H S L I d 0 M 0 W PHANTOM FLOAT.

Patented Jan. 12, 1897.

- possess several novel features that make it UNITED STATES PATENTFFICE.

LIVINGSTON S. I-IINCKLEY, OF NEIVARK, NEIV JERSEY.

PHANTOM FLOAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 574,993, dated January12, 1897.

Application filed November 3, 1896.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LIVINGSTON S. HINCK- LEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PhantomFloats; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification. I

My invention relates to an innovation in the manufacture of the floatsor buoys used by anglers, and, in addition to being manufactured of themetal aluminium and as a consequence thereof, it has by me been improvedso as to, from a mechanical point of view,

more useful and practical for its purpose, the object thus being, as amatter of fact, to furnisha more attractive bait to the fish caught bythese means by constructing the hereindescribed float so as to presentto the eyes of the said fish a glittering quickly-revolving float whendrawn through the water.

In describing my invention I shall allude to the accompanying drawings,where like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thedifferent views, and wherein Figure 1 shows a sectional view of myimproved float, according to a center line 00 g on Fig. 2, and showingone method of combining the two parts A and B of which the floatconsists. Fig. 2 is a front view of Fig. 1. As the float is circular andentirely symmetrical it is only as regards the location of the wingsthat I speak about front and side views. Fig. 3 is an external side Viewof Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a sectional view through a center line, showing asecond method of combining the two parts; Fig. 5, a sectional view of acenter line, showing a third method of joining the two parts together;and, finally, Fig. 6 is a top view of Fig.

My float is composed of two parts A and B, that move independently ofeach other, but can, as shown in my drawings, have their touchingsurfaces move against each other in, at all events, three differentways, and prob- Serial No. 610,933. (No model.)

ably more, but the three here shown have been found by me to cause theleast friction and will be sufficient to illustrate my invention.

The two parts A and B, which compose the body of the float, are made ofaluminium, as above mentioned, this metal possessing for this purpose ofmine three qualiflcations viz., lightness in weight, durability, andimperviousness to being attacked by water, thus retaining itsbrightness, a prominent feature in this article of manufacture.Attachedin any suitable manner to or made part of the upper part A aretwo or anynumber of blades or wings C, furnished to give a revolvingmotion to said upper part when drawn through the water. Said blades canbe set at any angle found most convenient for the purpose. Passingthrough the center of the entire float and secured in a suitable mannerto the part B is a cord or wire D, furnished with an eye E, said eye Eutilized for the same purpose as the other eye F, attached to differentparts of the part B-viz., that of having the snell with its hookattached to them. The upper part A will revolve around this cord or wireand consequently fits looseon it, whereas the lower part B is firmlysecured to the wire D, by means of the eye E, suitably secured to B, asaforesaid. The two partsA and B can, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3,where A laps over B, move one inside of the other, or, as illustrated inFig. 4, A can be cone-shaped and fit into an equally cone-shaped hollowconstructed in B, or, as illustrated in Fig. 5, they can be finishedwith perfectly flat surfaces. Any other method of conforming themto'each other, leaving the upper part A revoluble and preserving theoblong pear-shaped form, as illustrated, can be adopted, but will notchange my inventive idea and would constitute an infringement thereon.Both of the said parts A and B-can and generally will be filled with anylight buoyant matter that will easily float on water, such as cork,wood, &c. and

WVhat I consequently claim as a new article of manufacture for thepurposes herein described, and desire to secure protection for by.Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A hollow aluminium body, two individually separate parts constitutingthe same, each capable of being filled with floatable matter,a wirepassing through both said parts, the upper part revolving on and thelower part attached to said wire, two or more blades or wings attachedto the upper revoluble part in any suitable manner, all for the purposesas set forth, substantially as it is illustrated and described.

2. In a hollowaluminium float of the charactor set forth, an upperrevoluble part having two or more wings or blades attached for thepurposes as set forth, a lower part furnished With eyes, a wire or cordpassing through the center of the said float having LIVINGSTONS.'1IINCKLEY.

Witnesses:

AUGUST M. Tensor-row, AXEL V. BEEKEN.

